Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette
Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette is a licensed child care center in Lafayette, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 22 centers in Lafayette and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette compare with other daycares in Lafayette?
It is tied for #1 of 22 centers in Lafayette by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Lafayette, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Growing Light Montessori School of Lafayette?
The licensee is Growing Light Montessori School Of Lafayette, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mireya Espejo.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 073408922 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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